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Free Poster–What is Safety

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Defining Safety

by Dr Rob Long 12 Comments

imageA comment to a blog recently by Kevin Jones stated: ‘……issues that OHS usually does not engage with, such as staff resourcing, production timelines, lack of appropriate training and knowledge and more. How can the OHS profession affect changes in these areas? Should we become social activists on (non-OHS-related) matters?’ … Learn more >>>>>

Safety Should NOT Be About Safety

by Dr Rob Long 28 Comments

One of our most popular articles in 2014 in terms of the number of comments. We recently asked “What is Safety”? and got quite a mixed response but I think this article by Dr Rob just about nails it! 

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What or Who Is Safety?

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What or Who Is Safety?

Young engineer with pensive face and security helmet I am surprised by the number of people who come to this site from Google after searching for “what is safety”? Perhaps they have just been told that it is a No1 priority or a value or they have to manage it, train … Learn more >>>>>

Can Safety Be Defined as “Reliability”?

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imageSome time ago we asked the question “What Is Safety”.  We didn’t find a real definition – probably because there isn’t one. We had more success in answering the question: “What Isn’t Safety” (“If safety is just zero harm then love must just be zero hate”)… Learn more >>>>>